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Clarinet choir meets heavy metal!
Avenged Sevenfold is one of my absolute favorite heavy metal bands. I don't usually hear a clarinet choir when I listen to their songs, or mostly any heavy metal songs for that matter, but A Little Piece of Heaven is so creative, so musical, and so funny, that I couldn't help it. Also, Oingo Boingo headed up the instrumental parts of the original song, which is evident.
If you are unfamiliar with heavy metal, you don't need to know anything about this song, other than it's incredibly unique and has to be played with an attitude. Accentuate the down beats, forget about pure tones, keep pushing the tempo - it never should slow down, and channel your inner rocker.
This song was the brainchild of the late James "The Rev" Sullivan. With the help of Oingo Boingo musicians, the song was scored to include an orchestra, full wind section, and choir. This arrangement is less than half the length of the original song, but it still clocks in at around 3 1/2 minutes.
This arrangement is scored for 4 Bb clarinets with an optional Eb in place of the 1st Bb, alto, bass, and contrabass. If you are lucky enough to know a drummer, that would help a great deal too. I did not include a drum part, only because I am not knowledgeable enough at writing for drums and would rather leave it out than mess it up!
I hope you and your group will enjoy playing this song as much as I enjoyed arranging it. And I hope your audience will like it too!
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